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IN  any  age  it  is  a  duty  which  every 
country  owes  to  itself  to  preserve 
the  records  of  its  past^  and  to  honor 
the  men  and  women  whose  lives  and 
deeds  made  possible  its  present ;  and  to- 
day^  when  the  whole  civilized  world  is 
throbbing:  to  social  and  political  impulses 
of  the  g:reatest  sig^nificance  for  the  future^ 
we  oug:ht  especially  to  call  to  mind  such 
lives  and  deeds,  and  catch,  if  we  can, 
inspiration  for  acting:  well  the  part  that 
falls  to  each  of  us/' 


On  the  Banks  of  the  Mystick." 

Sccery  avd  Seek  Effects 
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I.ASSANI      WILLIANIS. 


^*0n  the  Banks  of  the  Mystic'' 


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An  Historic  Festival 


Under  ihe  auspices 
of  the 


MEDFORD  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 


And  the  personal 
direction  of 


Miss  Margaret  McLaren  Eager 

Of  New  York 


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Medford  Opera  House 

OCTOBER  1 4th  to  20th,   1896 

Sunday   excepted 

Evenings  at  8  . . . . 
Afternoons  at  4.30 


JOHN    BROOKS. 

Born   in   Medford,    May,    1752       Died    March    1st,    1825. 
Governor  of   Massachusetts    Seven   Years. 


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CRADOCK     HOUSE  — 1634. 


l^lf  F.DFORD  was  settled  in  June,  1630,  by  a  detachment  of  the 
I  \  Colonists  who  came  to  Salem  under  the  leadership  of  John 
Winthrop,  from  Suffolk,  Essex,  and  Lincolnshire  in  England. 
The  settlement  of  the  town  was  under  the  immediate  auspices  of 
Governor  Matthew  Cradock,  who  proposed  to  establish  Ox  thk 
Banks  of  the  Mystic,  the  headquarters  of  the  fishing  interests  in 
which  he  had  embarked  considerable  capital.  The  business  was  carried 
on  by  his  agents,  for  Cradock  never  visited  the  Colonies.  The  brick 
building,  built  by  his  people  in  1634,  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town,  is 
still  standing  in  good  condition,  an  interesting  relic,  and  a  monument 
to  him  who  may  justly  be  called  the  founder  of  Medford. 

Cradock  was  a  distinguished  merchant  of  London,  a  princely  giver  in 
all  subscriptions  for  helping  the  colony,  a  man  of  wisdom,  goodness,  zeal 
and  enthusiasm,  and  lionored  with  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  those  in 
high  authority. 

The  early  histories  tell  of  many  settlers  in  other  places,  who  became 
dissatisfied  with  their  first  choice  and  moved  to  more  promising  localities, 
but  not  a  word  of  complaint  reaches  us  from  the  first  planters  of  Medford, 
and  no  one  to  our  knowledge  left  the  plantation. 


l^lf  I'.DFORD    has    borne   an    hononilile   part    in    the    military    and 

/I       political  history  of  the   country.     Her  citizens    from    the    first 

were  loyal,  generous,  and  zealous  in  every  cause  affecting  the 

public  interests.     Her  company  of  "Minute-men,"  fifty-nine  in  number, 

responded  to  the  call  at  Lexington. 

Their  maxim  was,  "Every  citizen  a  soldier;  every  soldier  a  patriot." 
Medford  men  were  with  Washington  at  Monmouth,  at  Brandywine, 
at  the  crossing  of  the  Delaware,  and  in  other  places,  and  fought  bravely 
for  the  liberties  and  independence  of  their  country.     It  seemed 


"As  if  the  very  earth  again 
Grew  quick  with  God's  creating  breath; 
And,  from  the  sods  of  grove  and  glen, 
Rose  ranks  of  lion-hearted  men 
To  battle  to  the  death." 


THE    ROYALL    HOUSE. 

Built   by    Colonel    Isaac    Royall    in   the   last  century,    and  the   most   expensive 
house  in    Medford  at  the  time. 


Open  to  the  public  during  Festival  Week  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Historical  Society  and  the  supervision  of  a  large  and  efficient  committee, 
members  of  which  will  be  in  daily  attendance. 


FOUNTAIN   TAVERN,   1725. 


FOR  more  than  a  hundred  years  all  the  land  travel  from  Maine, 
from  the  eastern  part  of  New  Hampshire,  and  the  northeastern 
parts  of  Massachusetts,  passed  through  Medford,  and  its  dis- 
tance from  Boston  made  it  a  convenient  stopping  place  for  traveling 
traders.  The  "Fountain  House"  built  in  1725  was  a  favorite  resort, 
on  the  great  thoroughfare  between  Salem  and  Boston. 

It  was  called  "Fountain  House"  from  having  a  new  sign,  repre- 
senting a  fountain  pouring  punch  into  a  large  bowl.  The  house  is  no 
longer  standing. 

Brooks'  History  says,  "  Medford  was  favored  in  good  tavern  keepers. 

Journeying  in  former  days,  one  found  queer  specimens  of  humanity 
among  this  unique  class.  Generally  they  were  only  variations  of  Yankee 
Doodle.  Some  landlords  were  so  full  of  sunshine  that  it  was  June  all  the 
year  round ;  others  had  minds  so  frost-bitten  that  there  was  no  hope  for 
you,  except  in  the  January  thaw. 

Here  was  one  so  anxious  to  oblige  that  he  would  spring  to  throw  a 
lasso  around  the  moon,  if  you  wished  it ;  and  then  another  so  cross, 
that  putting  a  question  to  him  was  like  squeezing  a  lemon." 


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Entertainment  Committee 


Wm.  C.  Wait 
David  H.  Brown 
Charles  E.  Larkin 
Rosewell  B.  Lawrence 


Benjamin  P.  Hollis,  Chairman. 

Cleopas  Johnson         Miss  Katherine  H.  Stone 
Charles  H.  Bird  Miss  Ella  L.  Burbank 

Mrs.  J.  O.  Goodwin  Miss  Lily  B.  Atherton 
Mrs.  L.  L.  Dame        Miss  Agnes  W.  Lincoln 
Charles  H.  Loomis 


Executive    Committee 
Wm.  Cushing  Wait,  President 

Will  C.  Eddy,  Secretary 

Charles  H.  Loomis,  Treasurer 
R.  B.  Lawrence  Benj.  P.  Hollis  Edward  F.  Allen 

W.  A.  Thompson  Miss  Helen  T.  Wild         Miss  M.  E.  Sargent 

Miss  Ellen  R.  Sampson 


H.  B.  Nottage 
Fred.  H.  Kidder 
Herman  L.  Buss 


Geo.  D.  Boles 


Mrs.  L.  L.  Dame 


House  Committee 

James  A.  Hervey,  Chairman 
Charles  H.  Bird 
John  Crowley 
Joseph  H.  Wheeler 


J.  Gilman  Waite 
J.  Newton  Gunn 


Stage  and  Properties 
Charles  E.  Larkin 

Music 
Edward  F.  Allen 

Advertising:  and  Printing: 


J.  P2dson  Young 
W.  A.  Thomp.son 


Will  C.  Eddy  R.  !'>.  Lawrence  Geo.  W.  Stetson 

Decorations 
Geo.  Fernald  Miss  Josephine  Bruce        A.  C.  Fernald 

Tickets 

Charles  H.  Loomis  Geo.  O.  Foster  N.  E.  Wilber 


J.  Irving  Estes 


F.  H.  C.  Woolley 
Wm.  F.  Kingman 
Charles  B.  Dunham 


Press 
Frederic  W.  Ford 

Souvenir  Progfram 

Will  C.  Eddy 
W.  A.  Thompson 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Loomis 


J.  Alfred  Papkee 


Miss  M.  E.  Sargent 
Miss  C.  E.  Swift 
Charles  H.  Loomis 


Royall  House  Committee 

Mrs.  H.  B.  Nottage  Mr.  H.  B.  Nottage  Miss  M.  McL.  Eager 

Mr.  Geo.  Fernald  Mr.  A.  C.  Fernald  Mr.  Thomas  Wright 

Royall  House  Reception  Committee 

Monday,  Oct.  i2i/i Day-time,  Mrs.  Guild  and  assistants 

Evening,  Mrs.  Gifford  as  Airs.  Royall 

Tuesday,  Oct.  \2,tJi Day-time,  Mrs.  Homer  and  assistants 

Evening,  Mrs.  Gift'ord  as  Mrs.  Royall 
Wednesday,  Oct.  ii\th    ....     Mrs.  Holyoke  and  assistants 

T/ntrsday,  Oct.  15//^ Mrs.  Folger  and  assistants 

Friday,  Oct.  \6t/i Mrs.  S.  Ayer  and  assistants 

Saturday,  Oct.  17th Mrs.  Clara  B.  Hutchins  and  assistants 

Monday,  Oct.  19//^ Mrs.  Arthur  Nelson  and  assistants 

Tuesday,  Oct.  20th Mrs.  J.  Newton  Gunn  and  assistants 


Army  Booth 
In  charge  of  Mrs.  George  Gill  and  assistants. 

Colonial  Booth 

In  charge  of  Miss  Emma  A.  J.  Law,  assisted  by 

Mrs.  W.  S.  Woodbridge     Mrs.  Edward  W.  Hayes      Mrs.  W.  F.  Chaplin 

Mrs.  William  Leavens 

Souvenir  Booth 

In  charge  of  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Loomis,  assisted  by 
Miss  M.  E.  Sargent  Miss  E.  M.  Gill  Mrs.  H.  R.  Page 

Maids  of  ' '  Ve  Olden  Tyine " 
Miss  Grace  E.  Loomis  Miss  Nellie  L.  Savary 


Music:    WESTON'S  ORCHESTRA 
Singing  behind  the  scenes  by 

The  Ladies  Musical  Club  of  Medford. 


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. . . PROGRAM  FOR . . . 
Wednesday  Eve.     Friday  Eve.     Monday  Eve. 

Oct.  1 4th  Oct.  1 6th  Oct.  1 9th 


J     A  Lincolnshire  Inn,  Engfland,  1628 

Discussion  among  the  assembled  company  on  the  subject  of  emigrat- 
ing to  America —  17th  century  May  dance. 
In  charge  of  Mrs.  H.  B.  Nottage  and  Mrs.  C.  B.  Hutchins 

Governor  Winthrop Mr.  William  Willson 

Matthew  Cradock Mr.  William  Macy 

Governor  Dudley Mr.  Frank  Harvey 

Bar  Maid Miss  Mary  Gifford 

( Dr.  R.  C.  Sargent 

(T'lti/f^ns  - 

^ Mr.  Manning  Burbank 

May  Dance 
Afay  Queen,  Miss  Marguerite  Hutchins 

Court  Jester,  Mr.  Fletcher  Norton 

Mr.  Richard  Drake,  Miss  Marion  Drake 

Mr.  Robert  Sise,  Miss  Mabel  Blaikie 

Mr.  Lincoln  Sise,  Miss  Maizie  Blaikie 
Mr.  Mason,  Miss  Kleanore  Stanwood 

Mr.  Ralph  Burbank,  Miss  Leila  O.  Dorr 

Mr.  Paul  Bacon,  Miss  Alice  Burbank 

Mr.  Marshall,  Miss  Josie  Fernald 

Mr.  Arthur  Whittemore,  Miss  Grace  Dorr 

2     Indian  Scenes 

a  Home  Life 

b  Hunt  Dance 
In  charge  of  Gi:o.  D.  Boles. 
Two  powerful  tril)es  of  Indians  held  sway  in  this  vicinity  when  the 
first  settlers  came.  The  Massachusetts,  and  the  I'awtuckets.  The 
Sachem  of  the  Pawtuckets  was  XiinepasJii-»iit .  He  came  from  Lynn  in 
161 5  and  took  up  his  abode  on  Mystic  River.  He  was  killed  in  1619. 
His  hut  was  placed  on  "  Rock  Hill  "  —  where  he  could  best  watch  canoes 
in  the  river. 


Nanepashemit Mr.  George  D.  Boles 

( Miss  A.  Bluffer 

Squaws-^  ,,.      ^,       ^    , 

( Miss  May  Lake 

( Herman  Mills 

Youno;  Braves  -  t^     .      n  i 

"  ( Dexter  Boles 

John  Bragdon,  Wm.  Doorly 

Thomas  Curtain,   John  Fitzgerald 

Chiefs  <(        Wm.  B.  Hellen,  Louis  Bragdon 

A.  Murrant,  Wm.  Kidder 

John  Reardon,  Joseph  Wheeler 

3  Tableau 

Landing  of  Winthrop  "  Up  the  Mistick  six  miles  " 

4  Tableau 

Launching  of  the  bark  "  Blessing  of  the  Bay" 
In  charge  of  Mrs.  Will  C.  Eddy,  assisted  by  the  Hillside  Club 

5  Royall  House  Scenes 

a  Old  Slave  Quarters 

b  Reception  and  Ball  at  Wedding  of  Elizabeth  Royall  and 
Sir  Wm.  Pepperell 
In  charge  of  Mrs.  Lyman  Sise 
Matrons. 
Mrs.  Lyman  Sise  Mrs.  G.  A.  Bacon  Mrs.  N.  F.  Chandler 

Mrs.  A.  B.  Moorhouse      Mrs.  G.  W.  Crockett       Miss  Bemis 
xMiss  Harlow  Mrs.  McKay  Mrs.  DeLong 

Couples  for  the  Minuet. 
Miss  Burbank,  Mr.  Fletcher  Norton 

Miss  Mabel  Blaikie,  Mr.  R.  W.  Sise 

Miss  Leila  O.  Dorr,  Mr.  L.  F.  Sise 
Miss  Hall,  Mr.  Arthur  Whittemore 

Mrs.  D.  K.  Phemister,  Mr.  Marshall 

Mrs.  Geo.  Batchelder,  Mr.  Geo.  Batchelder 

For  the  Reel. 
Miss  Burbank,  Mr.  Norton 

Miss  L.  Dorr,  Mr.  P.  \'.  Bacon 

Miss  M.  Blaikie,  Mr.  Sise 

Miss  G.  Dorr,  ]\Ir.  Mason 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Willson,  Mr.  Burbank 

Mrs.  C.  L.  Brown,  Mr.  Whittemore 

Miss  Whittemore,  Mr.  Emery 

Miss  Annie  Gleason,    Mr.  Sargent 

Miss  Fernald,  Mr.  Batchelder 


6  The  Call  "To  Arms" 

a    The  Village  Blacksmith 

b    Tableau — Midnight  Ride  of  Paul  Revere 

c    The  Old  Square — "  On  to  Lexington  " 

X  In  charge  of  Frank  Hervey  and  Miss  Ellen  R.  Sampson 

Blacksmith Dr.  J.  E.  Young 

Citizens,  /''armers.  Etc. 
Edward  F.  Allen,  Miss  Helen  T.  Wild 

Frank  Hervey,  Miss  Ellen  R.  Sampson 
Geo.  A.  Croudis,  Mrs.  F.  H.  Hamilton 

Willis  T.  Knowlton,  Miss  Jennie  S.  Archibald 
Fred  E.  Ayers,  Miss  Carrie  Turner 

Pun  I  Revere, C.  Ernest  Larkin 

Slaz'es, Clifton  Loring  and  others 

Patriots  li.'/u)  answer  t/ie  call  to  arms 

W.  F.  Westcot  A.  G.  Woodbridge  E.  H.  Fitzgibbon 

N.  F.  Glidden,  Jr.  C.  E.  Newell  W.  J.  Nottage 

A.  C.  Gray  H.  M.  Marvel  C.  W.  McPherson 

H.  R.  Corse  P.  R.  Spinney  John  Hodgson 

K.  Hutchins  F.  W.  Doe  C.  H.  Richart 

W.  L.  Locke  G.  AL  Goodale  F.  G.  Kakas 

J.  Nelson  Leonard 

7  The  Flag:  Dance 

In  Charge  of  Mrs.  L.  L.  Dame  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Sargent 
Solo,  Margherita  Sargent 

Ruth  Dame,  .Sidney  .Sargent 

Nina  Locke,  Winthrop  Nottage 

Ruth  Nottage,  Norman  I'heniister 
Harriet  Gillard,  Will  Locke 

Annie  Bacon,  Bert  Marvel 

Kate  Lewis,  Kenneth  Hutchins 

l^mily  Weeks,  Stephen  W.  GitTord,  Jr. 
A.  (lillard,  Clarence  Bearce 
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, . .  PROGRAM  FOR  . . . 
Thursday  Eve,    Saturday  Eve,     Tuesday  Eve. 

Oct.  1 5th  Oct,  1 7th  Oct.  20th 


1  Indian  Scenes 

a     Home  Life 
d     Hunt  Dance 
(For  characters  see  previous  program) 

2  Tableau 

Landing  of  Winthrop  up  the  "Mistick  River  six  miles  " 

3  Tableau 

Visit  of  Miles  Standish  to  the  Squa  Sachem 
Miles  StandisJi Winslow  Brewster  Standish,  of  Plymouth 

4  Spinningf  Scene  at  the  Old  Cradock  House 

In  charge  of  Wellington  ladies 

Mrs.  Randall  Mrs.  Cornell 

Mrs.  Fitzhenry  Mrs.  Bouve 

Mrs.  Day  Mrs.  Fischacker 

Miss  Wellington  Miss  Mitchell 

Misses  Murch  Miss  Nichols 

5  Georg-e  Washing1;on  at  the  home  of  Mrs.  Fulton 

Mrs.  Fulton  was  one  of  those  who  helped  dress  the  wounds  of  the 
soldiers  who  fought  at  Bunker  Hill,  many  of  the  wounded  being  brought 
to  Medford.  She  was  a  true  patriot.  She  once  acted  as  bearer  of  des- 
patches from  General  Brooks  to  General  Washington.  Washington 
honored  her  with  a  visit — a  new  punch  bowl  had  just  been  obtained  and 
the  General  was  the  first  person  who  drank  from  it. 

In  charge  of 
Mrs.  Geo.  O.  Foster 


Mrs.  Gleason 
Mrs.  Vine 
Miss  White 
Miss  Fuller 
Miss  J.  Cornell 


Mrs.  J.  O.  Goodwin 

WASHINGTON 
Mrs.  Sarah  Fulton 
John  Fulton   . 
Capt.  John  Brooks 
Servant      .     .     . 


Miss  Helen  T.  Wild 
Mr.  Edward  D.  Brown 
Mrs.  Eli  Ayer 
Mr.  Geo.  O.  Foster 
Mr.  Henry  C.  Jackson 
Master  Leon  Maxwell,  Jr 


Ladies 
Mrs.  A.  B.  Moorhouse        Mrs.  W.  N.  Homer 
Miss  Grace  I.  Boynton       Miss  Olive  T.  Moakler 
Miss  Bessie  W.  Chipman     Miss  Nellie  Harrington 
Miss  Ellen  L.  Adams  Miss  Clara  W.  Goodwin 

Mrs.  D.  N.  Howard 


Mrs.  Geo.  O.  Foster 
Mrs.  B.  F.  Bullard 
Miss  Edith  H.  Byron 


Ge)itlejiie)i 
Mr.  A.  B.  Moorhouse      Mr.  C.  B.  Dunham  Mr.  C.  H.  Bird 

Mr.  Jesse  W.  Dunbar     Mr.  Harry  L.  Shaw  Mr.  Geo.  F.  Chapin 

Mr.  Walter  H.  Belcher         Mr.  D.  N.  Howard 

6  Rustic  Gathering:  at  the  Bower  in  Whortleberry  Time — 1800 

It  was  the  custom  in  the  early  part  of  the  century,  for  select  parties 
of  young  people  to  go  to  the  woods  near  Pine  Hill,  and  after  partaking  of 
the  well  filled  tables,  to  engage  in  the  dance  on  the  green  sward. 

In  charge  of 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Cleaves         Mrs.  A.  Nimmo         Mrs.  Nellie  Thompson 

CJiapenmes 

Miss  Mable  Mclntire         Miss  Alice  Curtis  Miss  Grace  Fuller 

Miss  Mattie  Fames  Mr.  F.  H.  Loring  Mr.  G.  H.  Burpee 

Mr.  Morton  M.  Holbrook  Mr.  Leonard  Allen 

In  tite  Dafice 

Miss  P2dna  Manning  Miss  Lydia  Allen  Miss  Grace  Allen 

Miss  Phronsie  Marsh         Miss  Mattie  Tarbell  Miss  Nellie  White 

Miss  Grace  Ayers  Miss  Edith  Leavens  Mr.  Ed.  Brown 

Mr.  Nelson  Leonard  Mr.  Wm.  Henderson  Mr.  C.  W.  McPherson 

Mr.  Horace  Wight  Mr.  Dick  Whitehead  Mr.  Wm.  Dudley 

Mr.  Chester  Taylor 

7  Flag  Dance 

(See  preceding  program) 

8  Civil  War  Scenes 

a    Departure  of  Troops 
/;     Camp  Scene 
c     Return  of  Troops 
In    charge   of  R.  B.  Lawrence,    assisted   by   The    Lawrence    Light 
Guard;  Sons  of  Veterans,  Camp  54;  S.  C.  Lawrence  Post  66,  G.  A.  R. 
and  Woman's  Relief  Corps,  No.  5. 

The  Historical  Society  hereby  extends  its  grateful  acknowledgments 
to  the  above  named  organizations  for  their  services. 

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.  .  .  PROGRAM  FOR  .  . . 

Thursday,    Friday,    Saturday,    Monday,    Tuesday 
Matinees  at  4.30 

I     Dancing  School  of  "  Ye  Olden  Tyme  ** 

Chaperone,  Mrs.  H.  11.  Nottage 
Frank  C.  Day,  Emma  R.  Day 

Oliver  V.  Richmond,  Elsie  I).  Beekman 

Charles  .A.  Smith,  I /a  Hockman 


Roland  E.  Usher,  Helen  W.  Moorehouse 

Edgerton  G.  Farnsworth,  Elsie  D.  Drake 
Charles  G.  Farnsworth,  Dora  Homer 
Wm.  N.  Bissell,  Ruth  Phinney 

Chester  J.  Pike,  Miriam  Phinney 

Edwin  H.  Cleaves,  Florence  Gifford 
James  H.  Cleaves,  Ellis  Phinney 

Minuet 

Reel 
Old  Time  Song 
2     Flagfs  of  Nations 

In  charge  of  Miss  Rita  Smith 
a  Italy,  —  Ruth  Kidder 

b  Turkey,  —  Glendon  Farnsworth 
c  Germany,  —  Bernice  Randall 

d  The  Tyrol,  —  StaiYord  Hammond 
e  Russia,  —  Kate  Kidder 

/'  China,  —  Ralph  Hayes 

g  American  Indian,  —  Franklin  Morrison 
//  America, —  Louise  Pike 


3     A  Quilting  Party 


a  The  Quilting 
/;  The  Reel 


In  charge  of  Mrs.  C.  L.  Rockwell  and  Mrs.  Elmer  Chapin 
Soloist,  Miss  Clara  Goodwin 

Florence  Ayers,  George  Burpee 

Genevieve  Forrest,  John  Chipman 
Mary  Jackson,  Kenneth  Hutchins 
Sadie  Gray,  Roger  Johnson 

Flossie  Potter,  Nat  Leonard 

Phronsie  P.  Marsh,  Leon  R.  Maxwell 

Elrita  Remick,  W.  Chester  Rockwell 
Martha  T.  Tarbell,  Ralph  Sawyer 

Corinne  Warren,  Warren  Scrannage 

4     A  Sailor  Dance 

In  charge  of  Miss  Adelaide  S.  Herriott 
Blanche  Thompson,  Sherburne  Prescott 
Leita  Hersey,  George  Scott 

Nellie  Brown,  Roswell  Sampson 
Nettie  Dunn,  Dexter  Boles 

Helen  Reed,  Theodore  W.  Norcross 
Fannie  Wiggin,  Ollie  Roberts 

Ethel  Hersey,  Ralph  Hayes, 

Hattie  Roberts,  Stalibrd  Hammond 
b  Song,  "  Our  Dear  Country  " 
c  Tableau,  Auld  Lang  Syne 


THE  OLD  TOWN   PUMP. 


THE  JONATHAN   WATSON    HOUSE  —  1750. 

Washington   Was   Enteitaintd  at    Brookfaet   in   This    House  by   General    Brool<s    in    October,    1789. 


VHERE  the  first  schoolhouse  stood  is  not  known;  but  it  was 
probably  near  the  Meeting-House  at  the  West  End.  The 
second  was  built  in  1730.  The  first  brick  schoolhouse  was 
built  in  1795,  and  enlarged  in  1807.  The  early  schoolhouses  were 
dismal  and  uncomfortable.  The  scholars  who  happened  to  be  opposite 
the  great  iron  stove,  which  stood  in  the  centre  of  the  room,  were  almost 
roasted  ;  and  they  literally  got  their  learning  by  the  sweat  of  their  brows ; 
while  those  who  were  nearest  the  windows  were  shivering  under  the  icy 
blasts  of  the  frozen  latitudes.  The  desks  of  the  pupils  became  more  and 
more  interesting.  Once  they  were  wide  and  smooth  ;  but  when  that  time 
was  few  can  remember. 

The  adult  population  when  they  visited  the  Old  Schoolhouse,  could 
each  one  find  those  — 

"  Walls  on  which  he  tried  his  graving  skill; 
The  very  name  he  carved  existing  still; 
The  bench  on  which  he  sat  while  deep  employed, 
Though  mangled,  hacked,  and  hewed,  yet,  not  destroyed." 

How  many  pen-knives  were  tried  on  the  benches,  desks  and  doors  01 
the  schoolhouse,  arithmetic  cannot  compute,  but  one  thing  is  clear,  that, 
whether  the  school  left  its  mark  on  the  pupil's  mind  or  not,  each  pupil 
felt  bound  to  leave  his  mark  on  the  house.  —  Brooks''  History. 


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HIGH    SCHOOL  HOUSE  OF  THE   LAST  CENTURY. 

Located  in  the  rear  of  the  Unitarian  Church. 


MEDFORD    HIGH    SCHOOL  BUILDING  — U 

Forest    Street. 


THE  name  of  John  Brooks,  the  most  distinguished  son  of  Medford, 
holds  an  enviable  place  in  American  history.     He  was  a  prominent 
figure  in  the  struggle  for  national  independence.     A  military  leader 
of  skill  and  daring,  and  the  trusted  friend  of  Washington,  who  hon- 
ored him  with  his  most  grateful  acknowledgments  and  full  confidence.    He 
returned  to  private  life  "  rich  in  the  laurels  he  had  won,  in  the  afiections 
of  his  fellow  soldiers,  and  in  the  esteem  of  the  wise  and  good." 

He  represented  his  town  in  the  General  Court ;  was  a  delegate  to  the 
State  Convention  for  the  adoption  of  the  Federal  Constitution,  and  was 
one  of  its  most  zealous  advocates. 

He  was  appointed  by  Washington  marshal  of  this  district  and  in- 
spector of  the  revenue.  He  was  successively  elected  to  the  Senate  and 
E.xecutive  Council  of  the  State  ;  served  as  Adjutant  General  to  Governor 
Strong  during  the  war  of  1812,  and  succeeded  that  official  as  Governor  of 
Massachusetts  in  18 16,  serving  seven  times.  He  received  degrees  from 
Yale  and  Harvard  Colleges.  He  was  elected  president  of  the  Society  of 
Cincinnati,  succeeding  General  Lincoln;  was  a  member  of  the  Academy 
of  Arts  and  Sciences.  He  was  president  of  the  Washington  Monument 
Association,  the  Bunker  llill  Monument  Association,  and  of  the  Bible 
Society  of  Mas.sachusetts. 

In  the  words  of  the  historian,  "  Never  has  there  died  among  us  a 
man  so  widely  known,  so  highly  honored,  so  truly  beloved,  or  so 
deeply  lamented." 


THE  OLD   BRIDGE  OVER  THE  MYSTIC. 


THE  first  bridge  over  the  Mystic  was  commenced  in  1638  by 
Gov.  Cradock's  agent,  but  the  Province  assisted  in  the  expenses 
before  completion.  The  bridge  was  the  cause  of  much  bad 
feeling  and  litigation.  Some  of  the  adjoining  towns,  notably  Woburn, 
demurred  vigorously  to  bearing  any  share  in  the  expense  of  main- 
tenance, claiming  that  the  bridge  was  not  used  by  their  citizens. 
Appeals  were  taken  to  the  courts,  and  the  decision  was  in  favor  of 
Medford.  The  Court  apportioned  the  expense  of  "  rebuilding  Mistick 
Bridge"  among  the  towns  of  Charlestown,  Woburn,  Maiden,  Reading 
and  Medford. 

To  this  award  Woburn,  Maiden  and  Reading  appealed,  but  with- 
out avail.  Some  years  later  Medford  became  the  sole  owner  of  the 
bridge.  The  structure  was  widened  in  1789.  A  new  bridge  with  a 
draw  was  built  in  1808.  A  new  draw  was  built  in  1829.  This  was 
widened  in   1834,  and  again  in  1853. 

Owing  to  the  abandonment  of  the  ship3-ards  above  the  bridge,  a  draw 
was  no  longer  necessary ;  and  by  authority  of  the  Legislature,  and  con- 
currence of  the  Harbor  Commissioners,  Cradock  Bridge  was  made  a  solid 
structure.     The  present  stone  bridge  was  built  in  1S81-82. 


GOVERNOR  WINTHROP  sailed  from  Cowes,  in  England,  April, 
1630.  He  reached  Boston  }]ay  in  June,  and  on  the  17th  of  that 
month  he  makes  the  following  record  :  "  Went  up  Mistick  River 
about  six  miles."  To  this  heroic  adventurer  belongs  the  honor  of 
building  the  first  vessel  whose  keel  was  laid  in  this  part  of  the  Western 
World;  and  that  vessel  was  built  on  the  bank  of  Mystic  River.  It 
was  launched  July  4,  1631,  and  named  "The  Blessing  of  the  Bay." 
The  serpentine  course  of  the  river  was  favorable  to  a  large  number  of 
shipyards,  ten  being  located  within  the  distance  of  a  mile.  Timber 
was  procured  from  Medford,  Maiden,  Woburn,  Burlington,  Lexington, 
Stoneham,  Andover  and  adjoining  towns.  In  the  seventy  years  from 
1803  567  vessels  were  built  at  the  Medford  yards.  The  last  ship  built 
in  this  town  was  launched  from  the  yard  of  Mr.  J.  T.  Foster  in  1873. 
Among  the  prominent  builders  may  be  mentioned  the  names  Or 
Magoun,  Turner,  Lapham,  Curtis,  Stetson  and  Foster.  The  ship 
"Avon"  was  built  in  26  days.  The  decline  of  the  commercial  marine 
of  this  country  resulted  in  the  extinction  o  the  shipbuilding  industry 
in  Medford. 

The  pioneer  in  the  eventful  movement  of  shipbuilding  in  Medford  was 
Thatcher  Magoun,  who  came  here  in  1802  and  located  his  shipyard  on 
Riverside  Avenue,  a  little  south  of  Park  Street.  He  built  and  resided  in 
the  house  that  is  now  used  for  our  Public  Library,  and  which  was  pre- 
sented to  the  town  as  a  library  building  by  his  son,  Thatcher  Magoun. 


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Medford    Historical    Society 

Incorporated  May,  1896 


President 

William   Gushing  Wait 

Vice-Presidents 

Will  C.  Eudv,  Lorin  L.  Dame,  Mrs.  Lot  isk  G.  DeLong,   Miss  Helen  T.  Wild 

Treasurer 


Recording  Secretary 

Allston  p.  Joyce 


Allen,   Edward  F. 
Andrews,  G.  F. 
Atherton,  Lily  B. 
Black,  E.  Adelaide 
Barstow,  Rev.  John 
Blanchard,  Sarah  J. 
Bean,  James  W. 
Bird,  Charles  H. 
Bemis,  Fannie  E. 
Boynton,  Hon.  E. 
Brown,  David  H. 
Brown,  Mrs.  Abby  D. 
Brown,  Amelia  E. 
Brooks,  Henry 
Brooks,  Frederick 
Bridge,  Henry  S. 
Burbank,  Ella  L. 
Burbank,  Mrs.  .^lice 
Burbank,  Ida  K. 
Cordis,  .•Adelaide  E. 
Clancy,  Rev.  J.  V. 
Coffin,  Freeman  C. 
Gushing,  Walter  F. 
Gushing,  Walter  H. 
Cleaves,  James  E. 
Cleaves,  Mrs.  Emma  N. 
Croudis,  Mrs.  Mabel  H. 
Croudis,  George  A. 
Clark,  Mary  S. 
Clark,  Sarah  L. 
Craig,  William  C. 
Dame,  Lorin  L. 
Dame,  Mrs.  Isabel  A. 
DeLong,  Mrs.   Ixiuise  G. 
Delano,  George  S. 
Dennison,  Edward  B. 
Dunham,  Charles  B. 
Davenport,  Geo.  E. 
Durgin,  Annie  E. 
Deane,  John  W. 
Eddy.  Will  C. 
Eddy,  Mrs.   Rosalie  S. 
Evans,  Allston  H. 
Foster,  Geo.  O. 


Corresponding  Secretary 

-Miss  Eliza  M.  Gill 

Librarian  and  Curator 

Miss  Mary  E.  Sargent 


Charles  H.  Loomis 


CHARTER  MEMBERS 

Fenton,  Benj.   F. 
Gill,  Eliza  M. 
Gill,  Emma  F. 
Goodwin,  James  O. 
Goodwin,  Mrs.  Emma  W. 
Grimes,  Mark  M. 
Guild,  Gustavus  F. 
Gibbs,  Mar>' 
Gunn,  J.  Newton 
Green,  Charles  M. 
Hall,  George  S. 
Hall,  Horace  D. 
Hallowell,  N.   P. 
Harlow,  Catherine  E. 
Hatch,  Frank  E. 
Hayes,  Edward  W. 
Hervey,  James  A. 
Hollis,  Benj.   P. 
Howard,  Daniel  N. 
Hodges,  Gilbert 
Hinckley,  Ella  S. 
Hillman,  Charles  H. 
Jacobs,  Charles  W. 
Joyce,  Allston  P. 
Jones,  James  E. 
Jones,  .\my  W. 
Johnson,  Cleopas 
Kakas,  E.  F. 
Kidder,  Fred.  H. 
Kincman,  William  F. 
Law,  Asa 

*Lawrence,   Rosewell  B. 
Lawrence,  Hon.  Samuel  C. 
Lawrence,  Mrs.  Carrie  R. 
I.oomis,  Charles  H. 
Loomis,  Mrs.  ^L^ry  B. 
Litchfield,  Parker  R. 
Lincoln,  Agnes  W. 
Leary,  Mrs.  T.  F. 
Lovering,  Lewis  H. 
Lovering,  F.   H. 
Leonard,  Benj.  C. 
Larkin,  Charles  E. 
Langell,  Everard 

♦Life  member. 


Martin,  William  P. 
Morrison,  Benj.  F. 
Means,  George  B. 
Moore,  Ernest  B. 
Maxwell,  William  R. 
Macomber,  W.  M. 
Montague,  F.  W. 
Miller,  J.  C,  Jr. 
Mansfield,  D.  G. 
Morss,  C.  H. 
Nottage,  Henry  B. 
Nye,  Charles  E. 
Ober,  J.  E. 
Oldfield,  John 
Parker,  Charles   11. 
Peak,  Irvin  E. 
Papkee,  J.  Alfred 
Page,  Mrs.  Annie  M. 
Randall,  Edward  S. 
Richmond,  George  F. 
Russell,  Mrs.  Cora  L. 
Swan,  Charles  H. 
Swift,  Caroline  E. 
Stone,  Katherine  H. 
Sampson,  Ellen  R. 
Stetson,  George  W. 
Sargent,  Mary  E. 
Thompson,  William  A. 
Wait,  William  Cushinu 
Wait,  Hettie  F. 
Wait,  Sarah  H. 
Wait,  Francis  H. 
Wade,  Mrs.  E.   P. 
Wade,  John  F. 
Wilbcr,  Nahum  E. 
Wilber,  Mortimer  E. 
Wild,  Helen  T. 
Woolley,  Fred  H.  C. 
Woolley,  Winslow  W. 
Withinglon,  Henry 
Wheeler,  Joseph  H. 
Wright,  Waller  C. 
Whittle,  D.  A. 
Young,  J.  Edson 


FRANCIS    HOUSE. 

Birthplace  of    Lydia   Maria   (Francis)  Child,    Feb.    I  I,    1802.      Home  of 
The    Medford   Historical    Society,    1896. 


Committees  of  the  Historical  Society 

Membership 

WiLLi.\M  C.  Wait.       Benj.  F.  Morkisox.       Henky  B.  Nott..\ge.      Mrs.  Abby  D.  Brown. 

Miss  F.  E.  Bemis. 

Publication 

R.  B.  Lawrence.        W.  C.  Wait.       Mrs.  L.  G.  DeLong.      Miss  Eliza  M.  Gill. 

Papers  and  Addresses 

David  H.  Brown.     G.  E.  Daventort.    James  A.  Hervey.     John  Ward  Dean. 

Historical  Sites 

L.  L.  Dame.     W.  P.  Martin.     Miss  E.  L.  Buri-.ank.     Will  C.  Eddy. 

Genealogy 

Allston  p.  Joyce.      Miss  E.  A.  Black.      Miss  E.  S.  Hinckley.       Charles  E.  Larkin. 

J.  Newton  Gunn. 

Heraldry 

Benj.  P.  Mollis.        J.  Edson   Young.        F.    H.    C.    Wooli.ey.        Charles    B.    Dunham. 
William  F.  Kingman. 

Library  and  Collections 

Miss  Mary  E.  Sargent.     J.  H.  Wheeler.     Henry  Brooks.     Miss  Katherine  H.  Stone. 
Miss  Agnes  W.  Lincoln. 


HON.  SAMUEL   C.   LAWRENCE. 
First  Mayor  of  Medford,   1893  and   1894. 


The  City   Charter  was  Adopted  by  the  Citizens  in  October,    1892. 
City  Government  Organized  Jan.  2,    1093. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  MR.   HARRY   DUTTON,   FOREST  ST. 

l^lf  EUFORD  was  called  a  pecitliar   town   because    the    major   part 

/      1      of  its   territory   was   owned   by  one   man,  and   he   a   resident 

of    London.      Ballots    in   early   times   were   corn   and    beans. 

Corn,  j'tv/,-    beans,  nay. 

The  first  Post  Ofiice  in  Medford  was  established  in  1797. 

Lafayette  came  to  Aledford  Aug.  28,  1824. 

Tufts  College  was  opened  for  tlie  admission  of  students  in  August,  1855. 

To  Medford  belongs  the  introduction  of  the  celebrated  Baldwin  apple. 

Medford  was  the  first  town  in  the  United  States  to  rescue  a  fugi- 
tive slave. 

Medford  was  one  of  the  first  towns  in  the  state  to  establish  a  high 
school  and  a  public  library,  and  it  has  ever  maintained  its  place  among 
the  foremost  for  the  liberality  of  its  expenditures  for  the  cause  of  public 
education. 


You   are   cordially   invited   to   become   a   member   of   the 

MEDFORD  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


Houghton  ^ 

&  Dutton^ 

Cremoiit  anb  36cacon  Streets, 

. . .  Importers  and  Retailers  of . . . 

Dry  and  Fancy  Goods, 

Cloaks,  Silks  and  Underwear. 
Upholstery,  Fabrics, 

Lace  Curtains, 
rurniture,  Carpets,  Rugs, 

Pictures,  Groceries, 

Proprietary  Medicines, 
China,    Glass,    Silver    and    Crockery 
Ware  of  all  Kinds. 

Kitchen  Goods  of  All  Descriptions. 


Low  Prices.  Prompt  Delivery.  Courteous  Treatment. 

■flDouobton  ^  IDutton, 

Tremont  and  Heacon  Streets,         -         -         .         Boston. 

Pinkham  Press,  Boston.  Mats 


The  Seal  of  the  Society  consists  of  a  Shield  and  Crest  within 

a  circle,  on  the  border  of  -which  is  the  legend,  ^'Mcdford 

Historical  Society."     On  the  upper  half  of  the  Shield 

is  a  Sheaf  of   "Wheat,  that   being  a  part  of  the 

arms  of  the  Royall  Family.      On  the  lower 

half  is  the  Seal  of  Medford  —  a  Ship  on 

the  Stocks.      The  Crest,  a  Muzzled 

Bear,  is  the  Crest  of  the  Cradock 

Family.      In    the    exergue 

appears  the  motto, 

"Venerate  the   Historic.'" 


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